151-2015-00L Reactor Technology (EPFL)
Semester | Herbstsemester 2016 |
Dozierende | H.‑M. Prasser, externe Veranstalter |
Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
Lehrsprache | Englisch |
Kommentar | No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at EPFL. |
Kurzbeschreibung | This course provides an overview of microfabrication processes used to produce micro-scale robots and will cover topics related to microactuators, microsensors, and modeling at these scales. The course will also investigate micromanipulation technologies, incl. the assembly of micron-sized parts, the manipulation of biological cells, and the types of robots used to perform these types of tasks. |
Lernziel | To comprehend (particularly in the context of light water reactors) the basic heat removal phenomena in a reactor core, identify the technological limits for heat generation from the viewpoints of fuel, cladding and coolant, and be introduced to optimization principles in reactor thermal design. |
Inhalt | - Fuel rod, LWR fuel elements - Temperature field in fuel rod - Reactor core, design - Flux and heat source distribution, cooling channel - Single-phase convective heat transfer, axial temperature profiles - Boiling crisis and DNB ratio - Pressurized water reactors, design - Primary circuit design - Steam generator heat transfer, steam generator types - Boiling water reactors - Reactor design - LWR power plant technology - Other types of reactors (overview) - Generation IV systems |
Literatur | Distributed documents, recommended book chapters |
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Required prior knowledge: Neutronics Prerequisite for: Nuclear Safety (2nd sem.) |